City report · Fujian, China
Ningde Air quality today
Air quality in Ningde currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 53
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 10.1
- tree cover
- 47.0%
- trees in this area
- 148K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Jiaocheng District, Ningde, Fujian, China (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Ningde · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Ningde's tree count comes to 147,655 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Ningde today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 12, 01:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Ningde Stations, Ningde (宁德宁德市监测站), 1.6 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
10.1
PM10
20.5
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, China National Urban air quality real-time publishing platform (全国城市空气质量实时发布平台), Department of Ecology and Environment of Fujian Province (福建省生态环境厅)
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ningde's daily AQI at 66 on average, from 49 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 127 on Nov 9.
Where Ningde stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Ningde: Healthy tree cover
47.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
147,655
Target trees
147,655
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Ningde lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ningde has lost about 924 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 419 hectares (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from October 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 924 haabout 1,300 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 419 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 37 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 57 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2009, when about 90 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | 13 ha | 2 ha | 15 ha |
| 2003 | 6 ha | 7 ha | 13 ha |
| 2004 | 8 ha | 16 ha | 25 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2006 | 6 ha | 45 ha | 51 ha |
| 2007 | 14 ha | 33 ha | 47 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 7 ha | 11 ha |
| 2009 | 6 ha | 84 ha | 90 ha |
| 2010 | 42 ha | 31 ha | 73 ha |
| 2011 | 26 ha | 34 ha | 61 ha |
| 2012 | 9 ha | 9 ha | 17 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | 6 ha | 9 ha |
| 2014 | 12 ha | 9 ha | 21 ha |
| 2015 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
| 2016 | 21 ha | 39 ha | 61 ha |
| 2017 | 22 ha | 28 ha | 49 ha |
| 2018 | 16 ha | 25 ha | 41 ha |
| 2019 | 46 ha | 29 ha | 74 ha |
| 2020 | 43 ha | 17 ha | 60 ha |
| 2021 | 19 ha | 13 ha | 32 ha |
| 2022 | 41 ha | 7 ha | 49 ha |
| 2023 | 27 ha | 17 ha | 44 ha |
| 2024 | 17 ha | 3 ha | 20 ha |
| 2025 | 10 ha | 32 ha | 41 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Ningde?
- Loggingcan grow back52% · 481 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good31% · 282 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good8.6% · 79 ha
Also: mining and energy, wildfires, storms, floods and other natural causes, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 18,900 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 18,600 ha
- Overall change
- −304 haless forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ningde stayed about the same size, at about 18,600 hectares: new forest grew on about 51 hectares, and about 355 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Questions about Ningde
What is the air quality (AQI) in Ningde right now?
The latest reading for Ningde shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), measured Nov 12, 01:00 local time by the Ningde Stations, Ningde (宁德宁德市监测站) ground monitoring station, 1.6 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Ningde today?
At AQI 53 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Ningde been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ningde's daily AQI at 66 on average, from 49 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 127 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Ningde lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ningde has lost about 924 hectares of forest (about 1,300 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 419 hectares (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 37 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 57 hectares a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ningde stayed about the same size, at about 18,600 hectares: new forest grew on about 51 hectares, and about 355 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Ningde?
Ningde has an estimated 147,655 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 47.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Ningde need?
Ningde has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Ningde's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Jiaocheng District, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Jiaocheng District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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